JPSC · District of Jharkhand

Hazaribagh: 17.3 lakh people, one story

People
17,34,495
Area
3,555 km²
Literacy
69.75%
Sex ratio
947
Big number17.3 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 488 to every km².See the numbers →

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HazaribaghJharkhand

The history, places and schemes of Hazaribagh are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Hazaribagh in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population17.3 lakh#7/24 in Jharkhand
Area3,555 km²#12/24 in Jharkhand
Population density488 per km²#11/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 414
Sex ratio947 females per 1000 males#16/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 948
Child sex ratio (0–6)933 girls per 1000 boys#20/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 948
Literacy rate69.75%#6/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 66.41
Female literacy58.95%#7/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 55.42
Urban population15.9%#9/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 24.0

People & society

69.8% can read. 947 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
80.076.8
Female literacy
59.055.4
Scheduled Castes
17.512.1
Scheduled Tribes
7.026.2
Living in towns
15.924.0

Gender literacy gap: 21.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 80.6%
  • Muslim 16.2%
  • Christian 1.0%
  • Other / not stated 2.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    63 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    6.5 lakh workers, 37.7% of all people

    This district
    Jharkhand
    • Cultivators 37.0%
    • Farm labourers 26.3%
    • Household industry 2.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 34.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 46% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      46.336.3
      Latrine at home
      15.517.5
      Tap water
      5.710.2
      LPG / PNG
      6.09.2
      Phone
      52.838.1
      Television
      22.121.3
      Bicycle
      44.346.7
      Two-wheeler
      13.512.7

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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